twenty-six letters:

it's pretty amazing to me how much we can say with only twenty six letters. i just think it's neat how people's lives can be so strongly effected by only twenty six letters. in reality, that doesn't seam like a lot to deal with, but with those letters, people form words, words that can make someone's day or words that can tear someone apart. you could be talking to someone and misunderstand, and everything goes downhill. one word, a couple letters, could change everything. of course these letters aren't always used for negative things. the same twenty six letters were used ages ago to write famous love stories, movies, songs, novels, everything you can think of. words are like art, they give you the ability to have self expression, for people who aren't artsy, they have words, they have lyrics to relate to. everyone likes to have something to relate to, no matter what it is, everyone is different, everyone has a different muse.

inspiration:

can be hard to find and easy to lose. it's part of why i haven't updated in a while, i've felt a loss of inspiration. although, i still don't have any, i felt the urge to write again, and so far, it feels good. i think that lots of things can inspire someone. a song could inspire another song, a scenic view could inspire an artist, a dream could inspire a writer, compassionate words could inspire anybody, it all depends on who you are on the inside. you can be anyone you wan to be on the outside, but that doesn't change who you are on the inside. sometimes some people wear a plastic smile, they appear collected and happy from a first glance, but on the inside they're crying. it's so easy to shove someone aside when they need somebody the most and people don't even realize that person needs a friend. friendship can come from anything, a friend could enter your life at a certain time and help you through something, then be gone. even though they were in your life for a short time, they changed your life, and without them you wouldn't be the same.

 

regionals:

"1, 2, 3, GO WOODFORD!" Today our archery team shot at regionals and earned 2nd place, which means we're moving on to state. i shot my highest score this season which earned me the 4th place female medal. i was so excited because i've never been recognized for my score.  another girl on our team earned second place and was only two or three point higher than me and first place was around 10. with a lot of practice i think i can do better when we go to state and i'm excited to see what happens. last weekend we had pre-regionals and our coach told us if we shot over three thousand he would shave a target onto his head and we did.

i love archery, there's something unique about it and being able to shoot and try to do better each time you shoot. it's challenging. when i first started, i couldn't even hit the target and now i've earned a medal. it just goes to show you what going to practice and working hard can do. but it's not all about being a competition, sometimes there's lots of downtime and you get to be with your friends. i think everyone should have something that they're enthusiastic about, because then you'll have something to work towards, something to strive to be good at, something you're proud of. 

snow coffin:

first off, i'm scared of dead thing. anything having to do with funerals, coffins, etc, but i'm not scared of dying because it's inevitable, so i'm enjoying each breath i have now while i can. anyways, that's not my point. today we had yet another snow day (i love the snow, but i'm ready for it to go away) and i went over to my best friend's house, who knows that i don't like dead stuff, and we went outside. i decided to lay down in the snow to make a snow angel, which i quickly learned was a bad idea. her and her sisters began to cover me in snow kind of like you would bury someone in the sand, just with snow. so i just figured that i would let them, because they were going to do it whether i wanted them to or not. so then when they said i could get out of the snow pile, kayla shouts "hey megan it looks like you're in a coffin!" which made me jump out of the snow. just so you can experience this, i'll post the video. haha, enjoy. :)

valentine's day:

is one of those holiday's that makes single people feel like crap. but today i realized that it doesn't matter if you're single or not. you don't need a boyfriend to celebrate valentines day. celebrating with your friends is just as good, if not better. you don't have to worry about your friends breaking up with you or breaking your heart, they're always there. so anyways, short and sweet, happy valentine's day, no matter who you're with. 

keys:

i finally got my permit this week and it still hasn't fully sunk in that i can drive. a car. on the road. yesterday i was out on the road for the first time, driving my best friend home. i was really nervous, but i knew i could do it and i think having her in the car helped me stay focused. now that the first time is over and done with, i feel a lot better about my driving and more confident. although there is going to be multiple first times for me out on the road, i'll get there eventually. i'm just excited that i have my own set of keys now. i actually get to say "my car" now. i have a personal attachment to my car, her name is flossy, (we always name our cars in my family) and she's been in my family ever since i was born, so she's actually older than me, which is kinda weird in a way. anyways, she was my gammie's car and then she gave it to me about a year ago so we could repair minor things and whatnot. it means a lot more to me to have the car i have now instead of a brand new car. if that were the case, it wouldn't have very much meaning to me. my car has character, she's unique and has a couple quirks, but hey, so do i. 

sweet sixteen:

even though i don't have the perks to being 16 yet (my permit) it's still neat to finally say "wow. i'm sixteen." actually, it's kind of frightening. this time next week i can be driving. on the road. with other cars. full of other people. it's quite scary to think about, but neat in a way too. i'm slowly becoming older and being given more responsibility. i finally feel like a teenager.     today i realized that you're real friends don't need facebook to tell them when my birthday is, and it made me feel better to know who those real friends are. whenever it's someone birthday, facebook notifies practically the whole world, or every one on your friends list, and i've seen people's walls covered with "happy birthday's!" in reality, half of those people didn't really know it was your birthday. so anyways, my point is that i don't have my birthday shown on facebook for that exact reason, i don't want people who aren't really a close friend telling me happy birthday just because a web site told them to. seeing as i already have a car, i didn't really know what to expect from my parents. most teens get a car on their 16th, but mine was different. i got a new camera and i love it. i love taking pictures of everything and anything and mine died a while ago, which is actually about the time i started this blogging thing. (all the previous pictures are from when i stole my mom's camera.) i'm excited because now i can capture even more memories. 

     some people see getting older as a dreadful thing, when it's really not. people do what you want all day because you can play the guilty card of "but it's my birthday!" with a sad facial expression, and it works ninety-nine percent of the time, and your birthday is the only day you have that opportunity. 

     i love my birthday because my parents always tell me stories about when i was young or the night before i was born, and they're neat to hear. they always start the same way, "you were born in the blizzard of 94' with over  twenty two inches of snow on the ground. on our way to the hospital we were in four wheel drive and no one else was on the road..." my parents have a way of making me feel special, and not just on my birthday. my uncle sent me some beautiful red roses that hold gold writing with "happy birthday" on each rose. my friends have a way of making me feel important too. today, my best friend brought me homeade brownie cupcakes with "16" written on them. i thought it was so sweet of her to do that, on top of the incredibly amazing gift she gave me. 
by the way: the lower quality one was taken with my phone and the one at the top was taken with my new camera :D

snow:

so, the weatherman was right, we got our snow. the funny thing is we had been on break for two weeks and only in school for three days, but i was already ready for another break. when we got the phone call Thursday morning saying there was no school, i thought it was stupid considering there was no snow on the ground, but then around nine in the morning, sure enough, the snow started to fall and has been ever since. yesterday, my best friend came over and the snow was just pretty much floating around in the air, it was so beautiful. anyways, we went outside with my puppy and played in the snow. Tara, my dog, even figured out how to pull the sled, which was adorable. i ended up getting hit in the face with a big ball of snow thanks to kayla, but i guess it was really my fault since i started it. i've never actually been in a snowball fight, so i decided to throw snow at her, and she did the same. we came inside covered in snow and laughing, only to then make some hot chocolate and hang out in the basement. whether it's snowing or not, i love to be with her because we have a lot of fun together and everytime i see her i realize  how lucky i am to have a best friend.

Happy New Year!

Today starts a new day, as well as a new year, 2010. Midnight last night struck a new time, opened a new door and closed the door of 2009. Whether last year was a good or bad year for you, you can make this year whatever you want it to be. There's plenty of new opportunities and everyone has a clean slate again. "The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it." You never know when your last day will be, so live life to the fullest while you can. If you get a once in a liftetime chance, go for it. Live each second like it was your last and have no regrets, you can't change the past, it's gone, but you can change your future. No matter how you write 2010, it's a new year, a new start, a new chance, so have fun with it. Happy New Year!